Physalaemus
| Physalaemus | |
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| Physalaemus gracilis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Amphibia |
| Order: | Anura |
| Family: | Leptodactylidae |
| Subfamily: | Leiuperinae |
| Genus: |
Physalaemus Fitzinger, 1826 |
| Type species | |
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Physalaemus cuvieri Fitzinger, 1826 |
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| Diversity | |
| About 47 species (see text) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Paludicola Wagler, 1830 |
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Paludicola Wagler, 1830
Liuperus Cope, 1861 "1860"
Gomphobates Reinhardt and Lütken, 1862 "1861"
Eupemphix Steindachner, 1863
Nattereria Steindachner, 1864
Physalaemus is a large genus of leptodactylid frogs. These frogs, sometimes known as dwarf frogs or foam frogs, are found in South America. It is very similar to Leptodactylus, a close relative, and indeed the recently rescribed Leptodactylus lauramiriamae is in some aspects intermediate between them.
There are 47 or 46 species (AmphibiaWeb lists Physalaemus nattereri as Eupemphix nattereri ):
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